Vale S.A. ADR [VALE] stock prices are down -1.51% to $9.13 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The VALE shares have gain 10.53% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.42%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE: VALE] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 10, 2025, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $11.50 for it. Previously, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Peer Perform on January 08, 2025. On December 12, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal-Weight and revised its price target to $11.30 on the stock. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $11.50 on November 11, 2024. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Underperform. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Peer Perform for this stock on July 17, 2024. In a note dated June 21, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.
The stock price of Vale S.A. ADR [VALE] has been fluctuating between $8.06 and $12.55 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $12.5 within the next 12 months. Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE: VALE] shares were valued at $9.13 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 36.91% based on the average VALE price forecast.
Analyzing the VALE fundamentals
The Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE:VALE] reported sales of 38.11B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -21.82%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.28%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.16. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.53.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 9.04 points at the first support level, and at 8.95 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 9.28, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 9.42.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Vale S.A. ADR [NYSE:VALE]’s Current Ratio is 1.03. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.68 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.38. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.02, the price to book ratio is 1.16 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 6.42.
